Nalli news and archive

Nalli accuses Snapdeal of copyright and trademark infringement

Chennai's Nalli Chinnasami Chetty popularly known as Nalli, an 85-year-old clothing brand specialising in premium silk saris, has sent a cease and desist notice to Delhi-based ecommerce company Snapdeal. The latter has allegedly used Nalli’s registered trademark as a search word and copying images from its website making an offer on silk saris....

Apparel

Nalli joins the e-commerce race

With sevaral brands taking the online medium to take advantage of a rise in online shopping among Indian consumers, now even traditional entrepreneur-driven companies such as Nalli Silk Sarees and Joyalukkas have logged on to the online medium eBay. And, apart from these Indian ethnic wear retailers, other Indian companies are finding listing...

Apparel

Nalli to venture into jewellery biz

Best-known for its traditional Kancheepuram silk saris, Nalli, will soon venture into gold jewellery business by housing a jewellery line. Nalli Silk Sarees, which has since 1928 been steeped in the sari business, is diversifying into the gold business, and is set to launch its jewellery collection. Since heavy silk saris are chosen as the best...

Apparel

Palam Silks to redefine traditional silk sari

Palam Silks, which was launched in 2003 by Jeyashree Ravi, daughter of Nalli Kuppuswamy Chettiar known for the famous Nalli Silks of Chennai is targeting big time growth. The brand now wants to spread its wings in Bangalore and double its turnover to Rs 100 crores in the next three years. It may be noted that Nalli Silks which started in the...

Fashion

The Rs 500 cr Club: Select brands to touch the mark

The year 2011 proved negative for apparel retail with various factors like excise duty on branded apparel, increasing raw material costs, signs of another economic slowdown and customers tightening their purse strings. Most retailers had to adapt various strategies to keep the sales registers ringing and to manage the day to day operational...

Apparel

Nalli to focus on Tier II cities

Famous for its silk saris, Nalli the Chennai-based retailer is planning to enter Tier II cities with its wedding collection. Wedding sales account for nearly 50 per cent of Nalli’s overall sales. A significant portion of its sales (24 per cent) comes from people who live in smaller cities but who travel to Nalli outlets in bigger cities. The...

Apparel

Nalli: Generation Next shows the way

Generation Next is slowly but steadily taking over at Nalli, the well-known sari stores based in Tamil Nadu. Nalli, launched 83 years ago in the temple town of Kanchipuram and is best known for its Kanchipuram silk saris. The retail chain is now worth Rs 550 crores. Nalli Kuppuswamy Chettiar, the force behind Nalli’s huge success, is now...